Images Dated 9th April 2019

Martin Luther, 1529, (c1930). Creator: Unknown

Martin Luther, 1529, (c1930). Portrait of German Protestant reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) who was a major inspiration behind the Reformation. He was excommunicated by Pope Leo IX in 1521 and declared an outlaw at the Diet of Worms. Under the protection of the Elector of Saxony, Luther produced a German translation of the Bible, and he went on to found the Lutheran Protestant Church. After a painting by his friend, Lucas Cranach, 1529'. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]

English Ships of War at Boston (Where The Tea-Party Took Place) In 1768, c1930

English Ships of War at Boston (Where The Tea-Party Took Place) In 1768, c1930. View of the harbour in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the American colonists against Great Britain in which they destroyed many crates of tea on ships in Boston Harbour. The incident, which took place on 16 December 1773, has been seen as helping to spark the American Revolution. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]

A Great Church of the Renaissance: St. Peters, Rome..., c1930. Creator: Anderson

A Great Church of the Renaissance: St. Peter's, Rome, For the Building of Which Tetzels Indulgences Were Sold, c1930. View of St Peter's Basilica, regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines, and in the foreground the Vatican Obelisk, an Ancient Egyptian monument dating from the 13th century BC. German Dominican friar and preacher Johann Tetzel (1465-1519) was known for granting indulgences on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church in exchange for money. Indulgences are a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins after death. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]